Livestock Reports
Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
FEBRUARY 23, 2024 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 2062; Last Week: 729; Year Ago: 1594
Compare to the last special two weeks ago, 400-500 lb steer calves sold with a higher undertone on light offering from two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 500-650 lbs sold sold fully steady to firm, spots 2.00-4.00 higher, 650-750 lbs traded 5.00-10.00 higher and over 750 lbs sold with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-550 lbs sold steady on a light test, with 650-700 lbs trading 10.00-15.00 higher and 700- 750 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter cows on and active market trading 4.00- 7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate offering. Calves were mostly long time weaned with shots and sold on and active market especially steer calves weighing 400-700 lbs. Supply included: 89% Feeder Cattle (59% Steers, 38% Heifers, 3% Bulls); 11% Slaughter Cattle (9% Steers, 11% Heifers, 70% Cows, 9% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 63%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 420 $320-333; 487 $325-339; 530 $311-334; 546 $301; 570 $300-318; 592 $290; 620 $279-293; 664 $269-283; 678 $287-291; 715 $258-270.75; 707 $279; 777 $240.50-255.50; 818 $234-237.25; 865 $229.50-235; 909 $228.50; 944 $211.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 390 $307; 419 $285-304; 403 $319; 488 $275-290; 515 $261-275; 604 $259; 659 $265-271; 732 $230.50-239; 767 $225; 826 $224; 863 $204.50-211.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 449 $308. Medium and Large 1-2: 484 $271-272; 535 $269; 588 $240-260; 671 $250.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $ 105.50-114, High Dressing $115-125.50, Low Dressing $100-102; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $98-109.50, High Dressing $109-120, Low Dressing $90-95; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $97-100.50, High Dressing $104-115, Low Dressing $80.50-90.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $127.50-137, High Dressing $146.50-160. ∆
SEMO Livestock Sales LLC
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 726; Last Week: 543; Year Ago: 935
Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate. Supply included: 81% Feeder Cattle (45% Steers, 1% Dairy Steers, 40% Heifers, 13% Bulls); 17% Slaughter Cattle (82% Cows, 18% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (81% Bred Cows, 13% Bred Heifers, 6% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 37%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 272 $315-337.50; 316 $307.50-332.50; 311 $340; 373 $310-332.50; 366 $352.50-395; 421 $284-320; 435 $335-355; 476 $287.50-318; 531 $277.50-292.50; 532 $300; 581 $283-294; 625 $250-270; 693 $242.50-247.50; 729 $234-243; 751 $230; 823 $228; 925 $200.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 291 $285-300; 346 $275-307.50; 373 $297.50-305; 419 $250-287.50; 437 $290-297.50; 470 $267.50-282.50; 462 $292.50; 522 $248-273; 522 $248-273; 574 $230-268; 623 $230-241; 678 $225-239; 736 $222-223; 763 $220-225.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 378 $300; 417 $250-259; 439 $327.50; 480 $300-342.50; 524 $250-266; 530 $292.50; 577 $247.50-260; 615 $220; 686 $215-226; 768 $191; 925 $142.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $89.50-98, High Dressing $100-120; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $87-98, High Dressing $100-120, Low Dressing $85; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $75-84, High Dressing $87-97, Low Dressing $45-50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $100-120, High Dressing $110-122.50.
REPLACEMENT CATTLE: BRED COWS: Medium and Large 2: 1570 $1570; 1329 $1475-1925;1432 $1675; 1469 $1000-1750.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf 1100 $1950. ∆
Farmington Regional Stockyards
FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1495; Last Week: 869; Year Ago: 1007
Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-16.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher. Supply included: 93% Feeder Cattle (44% Steers, 51% Heifers, 5% Bulls); 6% Slaughter Cattle (83% Cows, 17% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (38% Bred Cows, 44% Bred Heifers, 19% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 40%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 310 $345-365; 384 $296-320; 376 $330-370; 441 $298-315; 430 $320-340; 475 $302-310; 473 $320-338; 532 $292-299; 524 $300-328; 575 $279-300; 566 $296-324; 616 $250-280; 605 $292-297; 601 $295; 679 $246-270; 736 $237-249; 775 $223-225; 835 $231; 914 $212-215.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 317 $285-305; 305 $312; 374 $290-312; 376 $312-331; 432 $272-310; 421 $312-327; 467 $282-302; 462 $299-320; 532 $252-270; 520 $272-297; 564 $247-267; 585 $285; 619 $230-251; 610 $267-210; 677 $225-232; 719 $229-230; 756 $220-225; 811 $212.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 414 $330-332; 475 $262-282; 500 $272; 520 $285-297; 563 $260-275; 665 $220-245; 706 $211-220; 795 $207.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, High Dressing $104-117; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $88-100, High Dressing $94-114; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $80-87, High Dressing $89-94.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $100-108, High Dressing $ 114-128.
REPLACEMENT COWS: BRED COWS -Medium and Large 2: 1100 $1600; 1575 $1750; 1450 $1650-1725.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2 w/ <150 lbs calf 1000 $2400; 1000 $1250-1400. ∆
Patton Junction Livestock Auction
FEBRUARY 12, 2024 • Patton, Mo.
Cattle receiving hours: Sunday 8 am - 6 pm Monday 7 am to 2 pm If you need cattle picked up please call Wayne @573-450-1954, Shelly @573-382-2431. SALES AT 12:30. Cows must be at barn by 12:00 on Monday. Vet leaves at 1 pm.
FEEDER STEERS: 200-300 lbs $335-355; 300-400 lbs $328-338; 400-500 lbs $325-347.50; 500-600 lbs $252-290; 600-700 lbs $229-251; 700-800 lbs $202-225; 800-900 lbs $175; 900-1000 lbs $198; 1000-1100 lbs $185.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-300 lbs $285-305; 300-400 lbs $325-337.50; 400-500 lbs $260-280; 500-600 lbs $225-235; 600-700 lbs $220-227.50; 700-800 lbs $210; 800-900 lbs $170; 900-1000 lbs $169-180.
BULLS: 200-300 lbs $300; 300-400 lbs $305-340; 400-500 lbs $273-337.50; 500-600 lbs $280-303; 600-700 lbs $227-237; 700-800 lbs $190; 800-900 lbs $185; 1000-1100 $120-135; 1400-1500 lbs $110; 1600-1700 lbs $102; 1700-1800 lbs $121; 2100-2200 lbs $115.
BRED COWS: $1525-1950
SLAUGHTER COWS: 700-800 lbs $68-75; 800-900 lbs $71-89; 900-1000 lbs $81-84; 1000-1100 lbs $76-92; 1100-1200 lbs $88-100; 1200-1300 lbs $90-95; 1300-1400 lbs $77-88; 1400-1500 lbs $91-94.
PAIRS: None. ∆
Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc
840 IL Route 127 South Greenville, Il 62246
618-664-1432
Sale results for February 21st, 2024
Total receipts: 574 Cattle receipts: 527
If you have any questions on fat cattle market call Gene @ 217-331-3930 or Caleb @ 217-827-5818.
Slaughter steers and heifers traded 3.00-4.00 higher on high choice and 2.00-4.00 higher on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 2.00 higher on high choice and 1.00-2.00 higher on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers traded unevenly steady on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and steady on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00-5.00 higher on better cows with good lean cows 4.00-6.00 higher and unevenly steady on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady 2.00 higher.
Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 175.00-179.00, High yielding: 180.00-181.00, Prime lots: 181.00-182.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 175.00-179.00, High yielding: 180.00-181.00, Prime lots: 181.00-182.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs 167.00-176.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 158.00-173.00, Selects: 155.00-170.00
Heavy wts:1675-1850 lbs. 150.00-175.00 Few return to feed: 130.00-155.00
Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 220.00-280.00, 300-400 lbs. 240.00-310.00, 400-500 lbs. 240.00-295.00,
500-600 lbs. 220.00-275.00, 600-700 lbs. 190.00-245.00, 700-800 lbs. 190.00-250.00
Market quote for feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to Small 2-3 or bulls maybe 15.00-30.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Beef feeder heifers: 200-300 lbs. 190.00-240.00, 300-400 lbs. 200.00-285.00, 400-500 lbs. 200.00-280.00, 500-600 lbs. 180.00-260.00, 600-700 lbs. 180.00-240.00, 700-800 lbs. 160.00-210.00.
Market quote for feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to small 2-3 maybe 15.00-30.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Bred cows: Small-Aged: 400.00-1000.00 Large & Young: No test
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 900.00-1200.00 Large & Young: No test
Slaughter cows: Breaker: 100.00-120.00, High yielding up to: 125.00
Boners: 105.00-125.00, High yielding up to: 130.00
Lean: 95.00-115.00, High yielding up to: 120.00
Low yielding & thin: 50.00-90.00 Canners: 30.00-60.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 120.00-155.00
Slaughter bulls: Low yielding & small: 100.00-120.00, High yielding: 122.00-132.00 Individual: 135.00 ∆